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Lawn and Pest Control |
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Enjoy your lawn. |
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Lawn and Pest Control |
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Enjoy your lawn. |
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RHS Serves Homeowners and Businesses in and
around Cincinnati, Ohio.
Resources - RHS Publications and Weed Identification Photos Contact Us to receive information on our services, a price quote or free inspection. Feedback Area for our current customers. Please tell us how we're doing.
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About Your Lawn Service This article is designed to impart information that will help RHS customers keeping their lawn looking green, healthy with as little weeds as possible. Your lawn treatments throughout the year are designed to promote healthy turf, and consists of -- A pre-emergent treatment/fertilization in late winter/early spring to discourage crabgrass and other weeds -- A balanced fertilization program adding necessary nutrients to your lawn, such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. -- Monitoring and treatment of broadleaf and grassy weeds, using necessary methods to help control them. -- A “winterizer” treatment in late Fall to fertilize and store nutrients for the winter months Questions concerning your service: How many
treatments does RHS apply each year? What other
services does RHS provide to help with my lawn? When will
the weeds in my lawn go away? My lawn
looks horrible! How long
until it looks great? Following these principles will help keep your lawn looking beautiful: 1. A properly fertilized lawn helps grass to grow, choking out weeds. A proper balance of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium applied to the lawn 5-6 times per year promotes healthy grass and discourages weed growth. After a season of treatments, weeds begin diminishing significantly. After a second season, weed control is more of a “maintenance” issue, instead of a control problem. 2. A properly mowed lawn -- Mowing the lawn at the proper height goes a long way in reducing weeds in the lawn. Grass mowed at 3 inches or higher each time promotes the health of the grass, as well as choking out weeds. In addition, grass should be cut often enough so as to only cut off only about 1/3rd of the blade each cut. Simply put, a lawn that’s cut high and often is a better looking lawn, and one that better manages weeds. 3. A properly Irrigated Lawn – Lawns need about 1 to 1 ½ inches of water per week. Rain during certain times of the year will provide necessary irrigation. However, during months when there is less rain, (i.e. the summer months), the homeowner can help improve the lawn by watering it a couple times per week, putting ½ to ¾ inch of water per watering. The lawn should not be watered daily. Rather, lawn industry professionals encourage homeowners to water their lawn “deep and infrequent.” 4. Other Important Practices – Aeration, overseeding, mole control, grub control and other methods can help improve the appearance and health of a lawn. For more information on these methods, please feel free to give me a call, or visit my web site at www.RedwineHomeServices.com. Paul Redwine, |
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